Senior Accountant

Hiive; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Hiive, ranked as a top startup in Canada for 2024, is seeking a Senior Accountant to support a growing team. This role involves overseeing full-cycle accounting processes, ensuring data accuracy, and contributing to financial statement preparation. The ideal candidate will possess a CPA designation, have relevant experience, and enjoy the dynamic nature of a startup environment.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary based on experience

Employee stock option plan

100% employer-paid health and dental premiums

Commuter benefit for workdays

Onsite gym and healthy snacks

Engaging social calendar with team events

Opportunities for leadership growth

Sponsorship and relocation support

Qualifications

• Three or more years of accounting experience.
• Audit experience preferred.
• Experience in a startup environment.
• Strong capabilities in working independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Preparing complex accounting entries and supporting full cycle accounting.
• Assisting in financial statement preparation and tax returns.
• Enhancing and streamlining accounting processes.
• Supporting ad-hoc finance projects.

Skills

Communication

Detail-oriented

Problem-solving

Education

Post-secondary education in accounting, finance, or a related field

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

QuickBooks Online

Netsuite

Sage Intacct

Job description

Named #4 startup in Canada for 2024, Hiive is a fintech / marketplace startup connecting buyers and sellers of stock in venture-backed pre-IPO companies. Thanks to our industry-leading technology and best-in-class capital markets team, we are home to the fastest-growing marketplace for the stock of “unicorns” on the planet. As a profitable and rapidly growing business backed by tier-one venture capital investors, we are seeking to scale our high-performing team.

As a Senior Accountant on our finance team, you will be an integral part of it. You will support our full-cycle accounting processes including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial Statement preparation, and other areas. You will also be responsible for supporting the business in establishing and maintaining processes to ensure consistent data accuracy across business systems.

Responsibilities:

1. Preparing complex accounting entries, including those pertaining to intercompany, leases, fixed assets, prepaid expenses, tax, and other areas.
2. Supporting full cycle accounting, with a focus on enhancing and streamlining the Purchases, Payables, and Payments functions from both a process and system perspective.
3. Assisting with Revenue, Receivables, and Receipts workflows when required.
4. Assisting with business system enhancements, including implementations, reconciliations, and working cross-functionally within the organization to maintain data integrity.
5. Preparing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and departmental allocations.
6. Supporting financial statement preparation, tax returns, and other regulatory returns or audits.
7. Supporting ad-hoc finance projects as needed.

Required Skills:

• Post-secondary education in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Three or more years of accounting experience, with audit experience preferred.
• A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation or in the final stages of completing it.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
• Experience with QuickBooks Online, Netsuite, or Sage Intacct is considered an asset.

Preferred Skills:

• A self-starter who loves to tackle new problems and persist until they are solved.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with financial software and tools.
• Ability to juggle competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Enjoys working in a startup environment with both opportunity and accountability.
• Values integrity as a principal value.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Capable of completing high volumes of work accurately within deadlines.

Compensation, Benefits & Perks:

• Highly competitive salary based on experience and contribution.
• Opportunity to participate in ownership through our employee stock option plan.
• Comprehensive health and dental premiums paid 100% by employer, plus a health and personal spending account.
• A dedicated desk at our Vancouver, BC HQ, with amenities including healthy snacks, an onsite gym, and a rooftop.
• $20-per-day commuter benefit for workdays at the Vancouver HQ.
• Engaging social calendar with catered lunches, team events, retreats, and more.
• Opportunities for growth into leadership and management roles.
• Entrepreneurial culture with a small, dynamic team.
• Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation support for exceptional candidates.

Hiive is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed.